Lusikisiki mass murder suspects. The trial of six men accused of mass murder of 18 people at Ngobozana Village in Lusikisiki last year, has been postponed to tomorrow, by the Mthatha High Court special sitting in the Lusikisiki Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape. Today, the state called three witnesses which included two constables and…
SAPS members standing in line. The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) says if prosecutorial action is not taken to meet public expectations, then there will be an erosion of confidence in commissions of inquiries. This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa instituted a commission of inquiry to investigate allegations relating to the infiltration of law enforcement, intelligence and…
SAFA President Danny Jordaan 1 minute South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan and his two co-accused will be back in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, east of Johannesburg this morning. Jordaan, SAFA CFO Gronie Hluyo and public relations company boss, Trevor Neethling, were arrested in November last year and face charges of…
FILE: A person carries buckets of water into the house. Residents of Kareedouw in the KouKamma municipality in the Eastern Cape are crying foul about the poor service delivery from the municipality. The residents say they have been without water for almost ten years and have to queue every day for water in water tanks…
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen addresses the party’s Free State Provincial Congress on January 31, 2026. AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel has strongly criticised Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen, accusing him of aligning with the African National Congress (ANC) and acting against the interests of the Afrikaans-speaking community. The criticism comes as Steenhuisen, who…
Suspect in Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Muzi Sibiya. Accused one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial Muzi Sibiya has been demonstrating to the court how he was allegedly assaulted by the police. All the legal representatives of the accused, the prosecution and Presiding Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng are at a municipal property in Ekurhuleni where the…
SABC building in AucklandPark. 3 minutes Member of Parliament Colleen Makhubele says there have been no clear indications from the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) leadership about how to fix the challenges facing the public broadcaster. She says the SABC continues to struggle to find creative ways of raising revenue. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications…
President Cyril Ramaphosa visits Cape Town on March 5, 2025. 2 minutes The Gauteng Government says it hopes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to the province will help it highlight the importance of its 13 key priorities, which include fighting crime, creating jobs and fixing roads. Ramaphosa will visit the province this morning. He will meet…
Shack fire 1 minute Poor households, especially those in informal settlements, will remain vulnerable to deadly fires during this winter season if nothing is done to help them protect themselves. That’s according to safety specialist Donnathin De Beer. De Beer says communities always find it difficult to access firefighting equipment in the event of a…
The late ANCWL deputy president, Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe 4 minutes The Durban International Convention Centre was filled with a sea of black, green, and gold as thousands of African National Congress (ANC) Women’s League members gathered to bid farewell to their deputy president, Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe. Decked in the party’s vibrant colours, mourners filled the arena, where…
